Singer 457 - Buttons

BUTTONS
Pattern Selector :
Needle Position : L
Stitch
Width : 0 and 4
Presser Foot :
General Purpose
Feed Height :
D
1 . Lower the feed by turning the
feed regulating knob to D .
2 . Set stitch width at 0 . Position
button under foot and lower the
needle into the center of
the left
hole . Lower the foot .
Turn hand
wheel toward you until needle
rises out of button .
3 . Set stitch width at 4 . When you
begin to stitch, theneedle should
enter the right hole of thebut
ton . Take about six stitches at
this setting . End on left side .
4 . To fasten stitching, return to
stitch width 0 and take about
three stitches .
For best results, and when using
buttons less than one inch in di-
ameter, the button foot is recom-
mended (avalable for separate pur-
chase, see page
61) .
The space between the holes in the
button determines the stitch width
settings . The 0 setting must always
be used while positioning the needle
over the left hole in the button and
fastening stitching . For buttons
with standard hole spacing, settings
0 and
4 are usually satisfactory . For
buttons with narrow hole spacing,
use setting 0 and decrease the width

o

1

2

3

4

s
setting as necessary . To sew on two-

I

I

I

I

I

I
or four-hole buttons, approximately
one inch in diameter or larger
3 9